History 3322: The American West in the 20th Century Summer I (June 9 July 3) / CRN M-F 11:40 am 1:50 pm Classroom LART 222

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1 P a g e 1 History 3322: The American West in the 20th Century Summer I (June 9 July 3) / CRN M-F 11:40 am 1:50 pm Classroom LART 222 Dr. Jeffrey P. Shepherd Office 326 LART / Hours M-TH 2:00 3:00 jpshepherd@utep.edu Course Description This course balances historical content, lectures, and group discussion, with research skill building, by investigating the history of the American West in the 20th Century. We will have discussions of content material, watch films, and analyze texts, but the course will also cover historical methodology. The methodology component is divided into four segments: important questions in the history of the American West; conducting research and finding primary sources; writing an proposal, compiling a bibliography, writing an outline, and devising a thesis statement; and working in Research Clusters to help each other with individual papers (6-8 pages). Students will choose from a suggested list of topics (based in large part on the wealth of resources available) such as; the Rio Grande and environmental history; the Mexican Revolution; El Paso history; immigration; tribal histories of the Apache, Tigua, Kickapoo or Pueblos; Women and reform movements; Western films; urban/suburban sprawl; the Great Depression; and activism. Students will learn how to interpret and use primary documents; locate historical sources such as probate records and census material; scan historical maps; judge the veracity of websites; and discuss their work at the end of the semester. Students will also be assessed through several quizzes and brief Reaction Papers based on readings and lectures. Required Readings Posted on the class website: Attendance and Participation (100 points) Attendance and participation are important and constitute much of your grade. I will take attendance every day. You are allowed three UNEXCUSED absences that do not require documentation or explanation. If you miss more than three without a note from a doctor, evidence of car wreck, or documentation of other major and uncontrollable problem, each absence will bring your final grade down by five percent. Five unexcused absences will result in your automatic failure of the course. Discussion, preparation for class, and contributions to the Peer Review process are important. Short Reaction Papers (3 x 25 points = 75 points) These short papers require critical responses to various documents, essays, and videos assigned in class. The length of assignments should be between words. They must be typed, double-spaced, and follow all standard rules of grammar. You must also cite the primary and secondary sources properly, in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style Guidelines. Specific instructions will be given for each Reaction Paper. Reaction Paper #1 Turner vs. Limerick Reaction Paper #2 Comparative Labor Histories Reaction Paper # 3 The Uses of Power

2 P a g e 2 Quizzes (5 x 20 points = 100 points) Quizzes cover the required readings: primary documents and articles/essays assigned for a particular day. Quizzes will cover Who, What, When, Where, Why Significant and will emphasize EXAMPLES. They will be in either essay format or numbered format (different questions, 1, 2, 3, etc.). They should take no longer than 15 minutes. Research Paper (200 points) Your grade on this paper will be divided among several steps that are crucial to the writing process; choosing a topic, writing a proposal, compiling a bibliography, conducting secondary and primary research, analyzing sources, writing an outline, devising a narrative, writing a draft, and making revisions. I will place you in Research Clusters that will serve as PEER REVIEW GROUPS. We will use these to assist with the research and writing process, especially when you reach the Rough Draft stage where you will assess and comment on the work of people in your Research Cluster. Additional instructions will be provided in class, but the papers should be between 6 8 pages, double-spaced, 1 inch margins, using Times New Roman 12 pt. font. The papers will be assessed on the basis of clear introduction that includes an argument/thesis statement and main goals/objectives, organization and clarity of the paper, grammar and sentence structure, topic sentences and well-crafted paragraphs, use of secondary sources (minimum of 5 books and 3 articles), use of primary sources (minimum of 6-8 primary sources), and a well-written conclusion. You will also be assessed on proper citation format. You will be graded on the following steps in the process: Proposal and Bibliography (15 points) Research Summary (15 points) Introductory Section and Outline (20 points) Rough Draft (50 points) Final Draft (100 points) List of Suggested Topics Mendez v. Westminister Elephant Butte Dam/Reservoir Japanese Internment Women s rights / Suffrage Right-wing movements Mexican Revolution National Parks NAFTA Operation Gate Keeper / Hold the Line The Chamizal Dispute El Paso history The Bracero Program Prohibition Rio Grande or Colorado River Tribal sovereignty Casinos/gaming Pecos River (NM-TX dispute) Energy/energy policy Military/militarization of the West Labor/labor unions Chicano Movement Atomic Bomb/Trinity Site Course Grading and Assessment A = B = C = D = F= Below 284 Course Policies Come to class prepared to discuss the readings for the day. Please arrive on time and stay until the end of class. Students with special needs should contact me within the first two days of class. Many of you have families and/or work 40 hours a week, so please do not fall behind in your coursework. If you are dealing with family issues please contact me immediately. Cheating, plagiarism, sharing work, copying work off the internet, or other violations of the academic honor code will result in failure or expulsion

3 P a g e 3 from the university. Late assignments will lose a letter grade (or equivalent) per day late; and the weekends count as two full days. Computer and printer problems are not excuses. I suggest you keep copies of all your work on a flashdrive and back it up on the cloud. If you send your assignments via , send them as attachments in MSWORD, but make sure they do not have VIRUSES! If you disagree with a grade, please see me, but make sure you can support your point of view with examples and evidence. Finally, please respect the views and perspectives of everyone, no matter how much they diverge from yours. I encourage discussion, but we must keep our debates on a respectful tone. Course Schedule (Subject to Change) Monday June 9 Tuesday June 10 Wednesday June 11 Thursday June 12 Friday June 13 Monday June 16 Introductions / Course Overview Topics: U.S. West in Pop Culture Readings: Documents & Video Old West / New West Topics: The U.S. West in History and Memory Readings: Excerpts from Turner, Limerick, Cronon, Worster Assignments: Reaction Paper #1 Turner vs. Limerick Race and Empire in the West Topics: Empire, Manifest Destiny, and Conquest of the West >Discuss research papers Readings: Documents O Sullivan Manifest Destiny; Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; Northern Utes; Californios; Queen Liliuokalani s Statement; Essay, Nugent, American Habits of Empire Assignments: Quiz #1 Library Visit and Research Methods Meet in Room 204B (computer room) in the Library The Western Economy Topics: Extractive Industries, Railroads, Labor Activism >Discuss Abstracts & Bibliography for papers Readings: Documents, Frank Crampton on the Ludlow Massacre; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Calls Women to Labor Action; Sherriff Justifies Deporting Striking Miners from AZ Town, 1917; Essay, White, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Northwest Railroad Work Force Assignments: Reaction Paper #2 Comparative Labor Histories Immigration and Crossing Borders Topics: (Im)migration, Borderlands cultures, ethnic identities Readings: Testimony Designed to Limit Chinese Immigration (274); Augustus Layres ; Jorgen and Otto Jorgensen Remember ; Mexican Migrants Protest Gasoline Baths, 1917; Ettinger, We Sometimes Wonder What They Will Spring on Us Next : Immigrants and Border Enforcement in the American West, Assignments: Due, Abstract & Bibliography

4 P a g e 4 Tuesday June 17 Wednesday June 18 Thursday June 19 Friday June 20 Monday June 23 Tuesday June 24 Populism, Progressivism, Radicalism Topics: Reform Movements, Suffrage, Citizenship, Vice & Prohibition Readings: Documents, Carrie Chapman Catt Encourages Idaho Suffragists; Newspaper Account of Idaho Suffrage Vote; Excerpt from the Newlands Reclamation Act; The Supreme Court Accepts Limits on Working Women's Hours: Muller v. Oregon, 1908; Grace Pena Delgado, Border Control and Sexual Policing: White Slavery and Prostitution along the U.S. Mexico Borderlands Assignments: Quiz #3 Miscellaneous: Return Abstracts & Bibliographies Power in the West Topics: Capitalism and Corporations, the Federal Regulatory State Readings: Eugene V. Debs Denounces the Role of Corporations and the Courts in the Pullman Strike, 1895; President Theodore Roosevelt's Conservation Message, 1907; The Pros and Cons of the Great Hetch- Hetchy Dam Debate, 1913; Article TBA Assignments: Reaction Paper #3 The Uses of Power Cultures, Sub-cultures, and Identities Topics: Consumerism, Suburbia, Cultures of Myth, Anti-Modernism Readings: Documents, S. Cal Boosters; NM Magazine; Automobiles, tourism, SF RR, Essay TBA Assignments: None Research Day / No Class Assignments: Research Summary: Send via (jpshepherd@utep.edu) as MSWORD attachment by SATURDAY THE 21 5pm. The Great Depression and the New Deal Topics: Great Depression, New Deal, Mexican Repatriation, The Indian New Deal, African Americans >Discuss Outlines Readings: Documents, Voices of Those Who Built the Hoover Dam; Caroline Henderson Sends a Letter from the Dust Bowl; Celdon C. Menefee, Mexican Migratory Workers in South Texas; Philip Stevenson Describes the Deportation of Jesus Pallares, 1936; Rupert Costo Condemns the Indian New Deal; Article, Dinwoodie, Indians, Hispanos and Land Reform Assignments: Quiz #4 World War Two Topics: Industry, Science, Race Relations, Bracero Program, Women Readings: Documents, Bracero and Migrant Manuel Padilla Remembers Working Life in the Borderlands, 1974; Yoshiko Uchida Remembers a Desert Exile in Utah; Article, Terrence Cole, Jim Crow Segregation in Alaska Assignments: None

5 P a g e 5 Wednesday June 25 Thursday June 26 Friday June 27 Monday June 30 Tuesday July 1 Wednesday July 2 Last Day of Class Thursday July 3 Final Exam Day The Cold War West Topics: Military-Industrial Complex, Atomic Testing, Red Scare, Culture Readings: None Assignments: Due, Introductory Section & Outline Miscellaneous: Documentary Civil Rights and Radicalism Topics: Civil Rights, Black Power, Chicano Movement, American Indian Movement Readings: Mendez et al. v. Westminister School District Addresses School Segregation, 1946; Black Panther Party; A Proclamation by the Indians of All Tribes, Alcatraz Island, 1969; Article, Margaret Rose, The Significant Role of Chicanas in the United Farm Workers' Boycott Assignments: Quiz #5 Writing Day (No Class) Assignment: Send rough draft for PEER REVIEW via as MSWORD attachment, by 5pm. Public Lands, Natural Resources, and Environmental Activism Topics: Debates over public lands and resources, pollution, activism Readings: Documents; The National Parks Act, 1916 The National Environmental Policy Act, 1969; Hopi Leaders on the Desecration of Their Sacred Lands, 1970; Barry Commoner on the Costs of Nuclear Energy, 1971; David Brower Protests the Damming of the West, 1990; Article, Charles Wilkinson, Water and the Environment Assignment: Peer Review Sheets for rough draft Miscellaneous: Discuss Rough Draft in class Culture Wars and the Rise of the Conservative West Topics: Conservative Backlash, Sagebrush Rebellion, Immigration Debates, NAFTA, New Federalism Readings: President Bill Clinton Praises Free Trade Agreement, 1993; Environmental Groups Warn of Damage from NAFTA, 1993; Additional documents; Article, Timothy Brown, The Fourth Member of NAFTA: The U.S. Mexico Border The Significance of the U.S. West Topics: What makes the West THE WEST? Conclusions and Wrap-up Discuss your research and Final Papers Due CLASS TIME 1:00 3:45